[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-isekai-nonbiri-nouka":3,"chapter-isekai-nonbiri-nouka-isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-849":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Isekai Nonbiri Nouka",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1395440,1848,"Chapter 849: Iron Ingot and Iron Ore","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-849",849,"\u003Cp>Five new warehouses were built in Village Five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each warehouse is full of iron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, it should be iron ingots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What we have learned from this is that there is a surprisingly large amount of iron available for purchase in the Demon King’s Kingdom’s market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, we did not intend to buy all of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We thought we should buy what’s available and actually found the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When we looked into the reason why iron can easily be purchased, we found out that the materials taken from monsters and demon beasts are easier to process than iron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, the carriages and ships in Shashaato City are made of material from monsters and demon beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iron is used for iron but are monsters and demon beasts’ materials more convenient to use?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「They are. Also, it takes a lot of skill if you want to use these iron ingots.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An employee of the Goroun Company explains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although iron is hard, pure iron is not as strong as one might think and it is difficult to process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, iron is mixed with something else to make an alloy, which is then used to make products according to the intended use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This mixing requires skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be precise, just mixing can be done by an amateur but it is impossible for an amateur to make the mixture uniform, to achieve the intended property, or to mass produce it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And those who have the skill are reluctant to spread the technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, that’s their bread and butter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they spread the technology, they would lose their jobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, they keep it secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It takes more than ten years of apprenticing before they are taught the technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why they don’t take on jobs that are too big.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is no way for them to handle the work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it takes 50 or 100 years, they might take on the job but basically, they do as much work as they can handle on their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, you are saying that these five warehouses full of iron are surplus iron ingots?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By any chance, is the iron that overflowed in various places gathered here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「There is more supply than what the craftsmen need so there is a surplus. That’s what happened.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was told that iron rails are not allowed because they will be stolen though.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I can also assure you that they will be stolen. Just because there’s a surplus doesn’t mean iron has become worthless.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fumu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, what should we do with these irons then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they just sit in the warehouse, they’re just weights, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should we just wait until the craftsmen of Village Five ask for them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When will that be though?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or maybe I can ask Gutt’s blacksmith team in Big Tree Village to make something for us?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would they be able to process them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, they usually deal with some kind of mineral I’ve never heard of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, even if they accept, I don’t think they would be able to process all of these.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll have to think more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Ano」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Goroun Company employee seemed to be having some difficulty saying something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These iron ingots should have been fully paid already, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「No, it’s not about the price……it’s……there is also a surplus of iron ore and we’re getting contacts from all over the kingdom asking if we can buy them.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When you said iron ore, are you talking about the stone that has iron in it that was dug out of the mine?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Yes」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s a surplus of iron ore too?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon king said he doesn’t know how much is mined, isn’t this a big problem?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re already in a situation where they’re badly handling their resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「There are iron ore deposits in a lot of places……they are dug as a byproduct when targeting rare minerals so it is normal to get a lot of them……」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, if the amount exceeded the level where it can be used, merchants won’t buy them, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「If us, merchants, refuse to buy their iron ores, they won’t sell us their rare minerals.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, in order to get the minerals you need, you have to buy them too?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s tough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Well, this can also be considered as helping each other.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「So, about the iron ore, they said there will be discount……」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What do you want me to do? We don’t need more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We have this much ingot already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Right. Understood. I’ll let them know you declined.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……no, wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Yes?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are unnecessary but let’s buy them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be a good chance to use the gold and silver of Big Tree Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How much would all of them cost?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「All of them? You want to buy all of them?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「E-etho……if we really purchase them all……we need around 20 more big warehouses like these ones over here to contain them.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Make the arrangement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The delivery location is……it should get in the way if it’s here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll contact you as soon as I find a location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Understood. Thank you very much for purchasing.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m sure the Dalfon Company will have something similar to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tell them to cooperate as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「As you wish. Then, we need to double increase the warehouses more.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Double?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Theirs’ probably as much as ours.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……alright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I guess more storage would be good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I went back to Big Tree Village and talked to Gutt, he was more interested in the large amount of iron ore than the iron ingots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「More than 40 big warehouses of iron ores? That’s a blacksmith’s dream. Even if I spend all my life, I wouldn’t be able to process them all.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I guess so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, we probably don’t actually need to build new warehouses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We probably just need to dig them up and make basements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That kind of expansion seems to be easier for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「In any case, once we process the iron ores to iron ingots, they will take up less space. Also, we probably need to make a big furnace to process more iron ores. As long as you ask, we will do it.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you sure?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Yeah. However, we’ll need additional manpower so you’ll need to pay wages.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that’s all, I’ll take care of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Can I call Howling Village for help?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just don’t force them to do it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Understood. It will still take time before the iron ores arrive so……」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, they said they will start arriving at the end of fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「That means we must prepare everything in order to start processing them in winter or spring.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank you very much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right right, you’re free to do what you want with the iron ingots too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Understood. We will use them to build a bigger furnace.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gutt led his apprentices to Village Five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would select a place to build a big furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hope this will help us deal with the iron ingots and iron ores in Village Five.\u003C\u002Fp>",1172,"2026-06-05T23:08:35.964Z",1,"novelbin.me","c2d1fed0fbcbc434edee733154a50d2bce9865db618b820802323dfc45aa94b3","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-850","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-848",1036,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fisekai-nonbiri-nouka-cover.jpg"]